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Leases for 2019 are in progress between Växjöbostäder and the Tenant Association. The rent recommendation of the Real Estate Owners Association and SABO (Swedish Social Housing Company) represents an increase of 3 to 4%, but Växjöbostäder occupies a much higher percentage.
– It's completely unreasonable and kind of a game. It's more than twice as high as any other housing company in the country, "said Bjorn Johansson, president of the company. Sydost tenant association.
"Unsustainable situation"
Maria Säterdal, CEO of Växjöbostäder, explains the strong increase of the proposal with the current low rent levels and the great need for maintenance.
"The situation is not sustainable for our regions and our tenants.Many have comments that can be related to the interview, and we try to negotiate this for several years, but the attitude that "a good rent is a low rent", said the negotiations, she said.
"Will not be missed"
The previous rent increase was 0.7% for around 8,900 tenants at Växjöbostäders. The requested increase of 7% would mean that a three with a monthly rent of 6500 would land at 6955 SEK.
"There are many who live in the margins and who should be moving in such a shock, we will not let about seven per cent pass and therefore I do not even understand why you are proposing this," Björn Johansson told the Tenant Association.
"We would like to see that we do not know what is best for renting the tenant.In a general way, rejecting a complaint instead of seeking solutions is not very useful during a negotiation, says Maria Säterdal of Växjöbostäder.
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